: It's clear that 343's Halo is an entirely different beast from Bungie's Halo.
: The days of the Master Chief being presebted as a universally relatable
: silent protagonist are gone, I'm afraid, whether you like it or not. 343
: has been moving toward defining Chief as an actual character, in-game, for
: some time now.

: This thread isn't about whether you like that shift. It's about what 343
: needs to do if they want that shift to actually work.

And 343i does not "need" to show his face to make him more human. A LOT can be relayed with body langurage, interactions with other characters, story, and so on. You've yet to prove why his face needs to be seen to make him seem more human. It seems, to me' that you just want to see his face and using the humanity card as a reason to press it.

: *******

: Others have commented on the sexism in your post, so I don't want to dwell on
: that too much, except to say that I disagree with you 100% about Samus. I
: mean, are you for real? Her gender is enough to turn you off to the
: character AND the entire franchise?! Man, that's just sad. I'm sorry, but
: it is.

I never stated that Samus' sex urned me off the character and/or he franshise. Nor did I state that I'm turned off the character/franchise entirely. I simply said that it pushed me away from it becuase I could not find anything about her to relate to. I loved the games. Still do (minus one or two). But, unlike other game characters, i have no drive to explore her story and history. Give me a Wii and the next game and I'll still play the mess out if it. Just wish the lead character was more relatable to me, is all.